178: The evil infant infiltrates the Pure Land of China?

After Chu Yun returned, he gave the portraits of Han Sen's previous helpers to Xu Nian and asked him to investigate them.

With three in the Heavenly Severance Realm and one in the Eternal Realm, they basically could only have come from the Divine Continent Pure Land; even the Holy Land couldn't possibly have such people.

With the intelligence capabilities of the Misty Rain Tower, Chu Yun believed that the identities of those few people could definitely be uncovered.

Xu Nian nodded: "I was just about to tell the Chu Emperor about this."

"The identities of those individuals have already been cleared up."

"The three deceased Heavenly Severance Realm Cultivators were the three Grand Protectors of the Pure World Palace."

"As for the heavily injured Eternal Realm elder, according to the investigation, he should be Teng Jin, the Great Protector of Penglai Island. He is currently claiming to be in secluded meditation, likely recovering from his injuries."

The Pure World Palace and Penglai Island—both of these forces belong to the Divine Continent Pure Land.

The difference is that the Pure World Palace is at most a second-rate force in the Divine Continent Pure Land, with its strongest members being only a few Eternal Realm Cultivators.

But Penglai Island is different.

It is a first-rate force, and there are Quasi-Emperor level existences on the island.

It is a level stronger than the Pure World Palace.

"Is there any connection between them?" Chu Yun asked after a moment of thought.

Xu Nian shook his head: "No, not only is there no connection, but based on their identities, they shouldn't even know each other."

"As the Great Protector of Penglai Island and an Eternal Realm figure, those three Grand Protectors of the Pure World Palace aren't even qualified to meet Teng Jin."

Hearing this, Afuya, who was sitting nearby, spoke up: "In that case, they are most likely people controlled by the Evil Infant."

"And if I'm not mistaken, the Evil Infant Race's infiltration of the Pure World Palace and Penglai Island is definitely far more extensive than this."

Chu Yun agreed with Afuya's view; the Evil Infant Race's infiltration of these two forces couldn't possibly be just this much.

Since Penglai Island is a first-rate force, the Evil Infant Race's infiltration might not be so blatant.

But as for the Pure World Palace... it's highly possible that most of the high-level officials in the entire palace are controlled by the Evil Infant.

"The General Tower already knows about this matter."

"The General Tower has arranged for specialists to follow up, so we don't need to worry about these things," Xu Nian said.

Chu Yun thought for a moment, then asked: "By the way, does your Misty Rain Tower have the royal Bloodline of the Devouring Heaven Demon Clan?"

Afuya immediately understood Chu Yun's purpose upon hearing this.

However, Xu Nian had a look of confusion when he heard it: "Devouring Heaven Demon Clan?"

"How could we possibly have that?"

"This race didn't even appear in the Ancient Era and has long since become extinct. Even in our tower, there are only sparse records of them."

"Chu Emperor, if you want the Bloodline of the Devouring Heaven Demon Clan, you probably won't find it in the entire Yuan Realm, let alone a royal one."

Chu Yun's expression didn't change at this; he hadn't held much hope and was just asking casually.

"It's nothing, just asking in passing," Chu Yun smiled.

Subsequently, after Xu Nian had a few drinks with Chu Yun and Afuya, he left the palace. Having said his goodbyes and packed his things, he prepared to set off back to the General Tower.

At this moment, in the garden.

Afuya sat beside Chu Yun and asked with a relatively grave expression: "How do you plan to deal with the four Eternal Realm experts dispatched by the Four Great Families?"

Afuya still felt a bit uneasy inside; neither of their cultivations was what it used to be, yet she still had to rely entirely on Chu Yun's help and protection.

"When soldiers come, we'll use generals to block them; when water comes, we'll use earth to dam it."

"No need to worry."

Chu Yun comforted her with a smile, then thought of something and asked: "Actually, I don't quite understand. You are their ancestor, after all. Being hunted like this by your own descendants, have you never thought about revealing your identity?"

Afuya shook her head: "The current Elf Clan is no longer the same as before."

"The current rulers of the Four Great Families all prioritize interests above all else and care very little for sentiment or blood ties."

"Even if I announced my identity, without strength that surpasses theirs, they wouldn't acknowledge me as their ancestor or willingly submit to me."

"In fact, once I reveal that I am the Elven Queen, before my strength has recovered to its former state, those beasts might even harbor evil intentions toward me."

"This is also the key factor why I fled all the way from Elf Island and have no intention of going back."

Deep in Afuya's eyes, a few traces of resentment flickered.

If it were during her Peak, she absolutely would not have let a single one of these unfilial descendants live!

Among the Four Great Families, the A Family was even of Afuya's own Bloodline.

If this were back in the Initial Era, Afuya would have definitely purged her own kin for the greater good and would never have allowed such vermin to remain within the clan.

"I didn't expect that Elf Island, once famous for its kindness toward others, would fall to such a state in this era."

"Once your cultivation recovers to what it was, it'll be time to give these unfilial juniors a good lesson," Chu Yun said while drinking tea.

Afuya's expression was resolute as she said: "I will."

"However, the current problem is first dealing with those people sent by Elf Island."

"If you rely only on Yang Bu, the chances of winning against four Eternal Realm experts working together aren't great."

"You still need to think of a backup plan."

Chu Yun sat there composedly and said calmly: "There's no backup plan."

"But I've read my own fortune; those four Eternal Realm elves can't take this Emperor's life."

"So, you don't need to worry either."

These words of Chu Yun's weren't meant for Afuya.

They were meant for the two from the Thatched Cottage.

Afuya's brow arched; she also thought of something and didn't expose it, saying instead: "Then I'll take a gamble with you."

The two looked at each other and then both smiled... Inside a room at the inn.

"Sixth Mister! Sixth Mister!!"

"Don't, don't, don't! Don't be impulsive!"

"Don't stop me! Just let me jump from here and fall to my death!"

"Look at how infuriating this kid's words are! He's even reading his own fortune—no backup plan at all, just relying on fate!"

"I am his fate! If I weren't backing him up, could he have calculated that he'd be fine?!"

At this moment, Sixth Mister had one leg over the window, anxiously trying to jump down.

A Niu was pulling at the corner of his clothes from the side, unable to help saying: "Wait, Sixth Mister, you won't be hurt even if you fall from here."

"If you really can't get over it, why don't you pass your cultivation to me first?"

"Then you can jump; that way, I guarantee you'll fall to your death!"

"Even if you don't die, you'll be crippled!"

"That way, you won't have to protect Seventh Mister anymore; you can just leave it all to A Niu."

Hearing this, Sixth Mister's face instantly darkened.

He pulled his leg back, grabbed the back of A Niu's neck with one hand, and stared dead at him: "Alright, A Niu, you're something else!"

"Lately, the rebellious streak in you has been getting stronger and stronger!"

"Since you're so eager for something to happen to me, believe it or not, tonight I'm eating bull whip!!"

Upon hearing the words 'bull whip,' A Niu's lower abdomen instinctively tightened, and his whole body immediately retreated to the wall.

He chuckled: "No way, A Niu is loyal and devoted; you can rest assured of that, Sixth Mister."

"Even if Sixth Mister becomes crippled or disabled in the future, A Niu will definitely be able to take Sixth Mister out for spring outings and strolls every day!"

THUD!!

"Ouch!!"

"Waaa..."

Without another word, Sixth Mister left a red, swollen bump on A Niu's head.

A Niu was in so much pain that tears were squeezed out of his eyes.

Sixth Mister blew a breath on his fingers, "If you dare curse me again, I'll tell Second Senior Sister that you love the food she cooks and let her cook for you every day!"

A Niu's face instantly turned green. His head didn't even hurt anymore as he immediately ran over with a smile to apologize: "Sixth Mister, A Niu was just joking with you. You won't hold it against A Niu, right?"